Tuesday 17 May 2011

Social Reforms

The Industrial Revolution also benefited others in the idea of social reforms. The goals of social reform were: temperance, education, peace, treatment of criminals, rights of women, slavery and the care of the poor, the handicapped and the mentally ill.

Education Reform: centered on the effort to produce a system of universal public education.

Temperance: excessive use of alcohol was more responsible for crime, disorder, and poverty than any other factor in society.

Other social reforms included:

Feminist movement: the movement aimed at equal rights for women

Early antislavery movement: centered on the concept of colonization

Urbanization: the movement of people to the cities (caused by Industrial Revolution) urbanization came from population explosion and a high demand for workers.

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